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EP 1 706 373 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 04.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/40 (21) Application number: 04803700.6 (22) Date of filing: 09.12.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C07C 255/26(2006.01) A01N 37/34(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2004/014046 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/058802 (30.06.2005 Gazette 2005/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 10.12.2003 EP 03028342 (71) Applicants: Novartis AG 4056 Basel (CH) BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC  NOVARTIS-PHARMA GMBH 1230 Vienna (AT) AT	(72) Inventors: GOEBEL, Thomas 79539 Lörrach (DE) GAUVRY, Noëlle F-68680 Kembs-Loechle (FR) DUCRAY, Pierre F-68128 Village-Neuf (FR) (74) Representative: Liphardt, Bernd et al Novartis AG Corporate Intellectual Property 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)